Chapter 167 The Lifeless Forbidden Forest (Modified)

The little wizards are all discussing secret chambers, heirs, petrified people...

Everyone started to take out the amulets again, and the glasses that Alan had asked Penello to distribute were also included.

The sun finally set behind the clouds, and Benny spread his wings and flew into the thicker and thicker twilight fog with Alan's letter to Gaia.

Its figure gradually became indistinct, and finally disappeared under the low clouds around the setting sun, and could no longer be distinguished.

The sky turned red for a moment, then it got dark, and Venus started blinking in the sky.

In the middle of the night, Allen went to bed as usual, and he didn't get up from the bed until Edward fell asleep, and put on his clothes again.

After becoming invisible, Allen quickly ran towards the Forbidden Forest. It wasn't a pleasant ride through spooky corridors.

Allen had wandered around the castle in the middle of the night several times before, but he had never seen so many people after the sun went down.

Teachers, prefects, and ghosts patrol the corridors in pairs, looking around for anything unusual. Allen had to step lightly, moving forward carefully, avoiding kicking or knocking something down, making a sound.

Murphy's Law worked again. When Allen was about to reach the gate of the castle, he saw Professor Snape patrolling the gate with a gloomy face.

Allen stared intently at Professor Snape, hoping to find an opportunity to transfer Professor Snape. Perhaps it was because Allen's gaze was too focused, Professor Snape walked towards Allen suspiciously. So Allen had to back away in a hurry, not daring to keep his eyes on Professor Snape any longer.

Professor Snape waved his arm a few times at the position where Allen was before, but of course he didn't catch anything. Suddenly he sneezed loudly and returned to the gate again.

Just when Allen was considering taking a detour, Professor Dumbledore came over with a very serious expression. Behind him was a very strange-looking man.

The stranger was dumpy and stocky, with a mop of gray hair and an anxious expression on his face. He was wearing a strange mishmash of clothes: pinstriped suit, bright red tie, long black cape, purple pointed boots. He carried a dark green top hat under his arm.

Soon, Allen remembered who he was.

"Good evening, Professor Dumbledore, Minister Fudge." Professor Snape showed the courtesy that a gentleman should have - although his tone sounded sarcastic.

"Hello, Professor Snape!" Fudge was obviously more familiar with Snape's character, he said in a crisp and fast tone, "very bad, had to come. Four attacks on Muggles, It has gone too far and the Ministry of Magic must act."

"Anyway, I hope your actions will work." Professor Snape moved out of the way and opened the oak door for them.

Allen's eyes lit up, and he quickly got out the moment the door was about to close.

Dumbledore and the others turned out to be going in the same direction as Allen.

But soon, they can separate.

After crossing the pumpkin patch, Alan continued on to the Forbidden Forest, while Professor Dumbledore and Fudge entered Hagrid's cabin.

Before parting, Allen noticed that Dumbledore glanced in his direction.

Not long after Alan walked, he heard the quarrel in the hut: "I hope you understand, Connelly, I completely trust Hagrid...Taking Hagrid away will not help at all."

"But you see, Albus, Hagrid's criminal record is against him. The Ministry has to do something about it..."

It seems that the Ministry of Magic has Hagrid as the number one suspect and is going to imprison him in Azkaban.

Allen didn't come forward. If even Dumbledore can't keep Hagrid, how can he, a second-year wizard, influence the will of the Ministry of Magic?

When the cruel social reality was laid bare in front of Alan, Alan suddenly discovered the beauty of power.

Although Alan has never tasted the taste of power,

But a small flame ignited in his heart. People in his family are all working in the Ministry of Magic. Could it help them get closer?

The hills to the north of the Forbidden Forest were hidden in the darkness. Although the bright moon hung high in the deep night sky, it couldn't shine into the Forbidden Forest. The layers of branches blocked the moonlight tightly.

"Flashing fluorescent light!" Allen had to use the fluorescent spell to light up the road in front of him.

Seeing the Forbidden Forest in front of him clearly, Allen couldn't help taking a breath.

There were dead branches and fallen leaves all over the ground. Along the way, Allen couldn't count how many dead birds he saw.

The carcasses of these birds were dark and indistinct, and some of the carcasses showed signs of being bitten. But Allen couldn't tell which animal the bite mark was from.

The further Alan walked into the depths of the Forbidden Forest, the more terrifying the silence around him felt. There were no other sounds, only death-like silence.

The dead trees in the Forbidden Forest stretched their teeth and claws around Alan, watching Alan like a ghost.

Allen didn't dare to act recklessly, he clenched his wand, and moved quickly towards the unicorn colony vigilantly.

When Allen saw the shining stars again, in this twilight, Gaia descended from the sky.

This instantly added vitality to the Forbidden Forest, and made Allen feel the breath of life again, feeling more relaxed in his heart.

"Alan, I received your letter and have been waiting for you here." Gaia raised her front hooves, looking very happy.

"Your owl has been poisoned. There are some places in the Forbidden Forest that are filled with poisonous gas. I'm afraid it will have to recuperate in our settlement for a while before returning."

Before Allen could say the purpose of his trip, Gaia said a lot about Barabara.

"Is Benny poisoned?" Allen was worried.

"Don't worry, I've let it drink water mixed with unicorn horn powder. I have to praise it, it's really a conscientious owl. In the case of severe poison, it can still support the letter to me !” Gaia admired Benny very much.

"How did the Forbidden Forest become like this?" Allen asked.

"It's not that monster! The monster locked in the castle by humans has come out and wreaked havoc in the Forbidden Forest! Wherever it goes, there are no birds or beasts!" Gaia said angrily.

"Benny was poisoned because he met this monster..." Allen couldn't help exclaiming.

"It's possible, but it's also possible that it touched its residual venom." Gaia guessed.